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2010Final results

2010 election for Pennsylvania House District 159

Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania

Thaddeus Kirkland (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating William Rocky Brown (R) by 43.3 points.

Thaddeus KirklandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%10,229
28.3%4,047
14,276 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+38.42004D+35.62006D+62.72008D+43.32010D+59.62012D+41.02014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET